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Even though it was only a couple of months ago, Ponyboy and I have become real close. I can tell him anything and I know that he'll always be there for me. Before we got jumped, we were at his house because my parents had been fighting so I asked him to take me for a walk so I can clear my mind. He did but we got back to his house pretty late and Darry wasn't happy. He yelled at Ponyboy for being out late without telling him. I knew it was my fault so I tried to explain to Darry what had happened.

"Darry, don't yell at Pony. I asked him to come for a walk with me an-" Darry stopped me. "And you just think you can take my kid brother out whenever without telling me?" I froze. Why do you have to be so stupid?
"Darry, I'm sor-" I tried to speak again but just got yelled at. "Shut up, it's too late for you to apologize " Ponyboy saw the hurt in my eyes then yelled at Darry. "Don't you yell at her!" Darry turned around and pushed Ponyboy; he hit the table and knocked a few plates before hitting the ground. I gasped and looked at Darry with wide eyes.

"Ponyboy, I-I didn't mean to." He said, trying to approach him. Ponyboy quickly got up to his feet and ran. Darry, Soda and I all followed him out the door but I was the only one who ran after him. My chest hurt from running and calling out to him at the same time.
He stopped when he came to the end of the street and allowed me to catch up with him. As I drew closer to him I thought about what I was going to say. 'I'm sorry for getting in the middle of the fight.' 'I'm sorry that I took you away without telling anyone.' 'I'm sorry for getting you caught up in all my bullshit.'

When I reached the end of the street, I didn't say anything; I threw my arms around him and hugged him tight. He hugged me back and sobbed quietly into my shoulder. "I'm so sorry Ponyboy." I whispered into his ear. He pulled away and we let go of each other; he shook his head, trying to deny the fact that this was my fault. "Ponyboy, you shouldn't blame Darry for this. It was my fault for not letting anyone know." I spoke quietly but Ponyboy didn't look at me; I slowly started taking a few steps away from him. I knew this was my fault, so I'll fix what I have broken.

"Look, you and Darry never use to fight before I came along and you started helping me. So...I'm going stay away from you, then you boys can be a family again." I was a couple of metres away from him now; we both do track but he knows I'm much faster than he is. I swallowed to try and hold back the tears, "Goodbye Pony." I whispered then ran for it. It took him a moment or two to realise what the hell I was doing then he ran after me. "No! Candy, wait!" He yelled out to me but I didn't listen I just kept running; I reached the park and saw a car drive by but didn't take much notice of it until it pulled over. Great, Socs. They pulled over right next to me and they all got out of the car; they had been drinking.

"Hey Beautiful." One of them slurred. I stopped dead in my tracks, quickly looking over my shoulder. I couldn't see Ponyboy anywhere. At first I was happy because now I couldn't cause him anymore trouble, but that was quickly replaced with fear. I know how to throw a few punches but 5 to 1? I'm so screwed. One of them circled me closely, whispering in my ear when he could, causing me to shudder. That's when I saw him. Ponyboy hadn't left, he got around us somehow and was now hiding behind the Socs' mustang. I closed my eyes tight; the Socs were discussing what to do with me. Without hesitation they all grabbed me and pulled to the ground. At first I groaned in pain as I hit the dirt, then they pulled out a blade.

I gasped but it got caught in my throat as they placed the blade on my neck. My breathing sped up and my heart started hurting. I heard them all laugh then two of them got up and walked away. Ponyboy. I struggled but that only made the other Socs who stayed behind draw themselves closer to me. I screamed as one of them tried kissing my cheek. "Get your hands off of her!" I heard Ponyboy yell from where the other two Socs were. "I think she prefers our hands over filthy, white trash hands." One of them laughed. "How about you let her go and let her decide?" Ponyboy said anger filling his voice but he kept it Socs who were holding me down, dragged me to my feet and pushed me over to the two Socs and Ponyboy. My cheeks were tear stained and my eyes had smears of mascara just beneath them.

Before Ponyboy could even get close to me, the Soc who had been talking before grabbed my waist and dragged me closer. I whimpered quietly and stared at Ponyboy. "Okay darlin', go ahead and decide who you want to play with." He snickered, grabbing my hip tightly then pushing me so I was in the middle of them both. I hesitated for a second. Ponyboy needed to forget about me and get back to his family. I looked back at the Socs and thought about what they would do to me.

Another tear slid down my cheek and I looked back at Ponyboy. I hurried over to him and hugged briefly. This upset the Socs, a lot. "Disgusting! Do you know what greasers are? White trash with long greasy hair." One of them said before throwing his drink on us. Ponyboy looked at me then at the Socs. "D'you know what a Soc is?" "What?" One of them snapped. Ponyboy started pushing me away from him, telling me to get ready to run. "White trash with mustangs and madras." Ponyboy snapped back then spat on them. They yelled and started chasing after us.

And that's how we got caught up in this big mess.